until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
of course; certainly; naturally
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
speech; expression; wording; language
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
while; during; while; although; all; both
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; the present time; just now; another; more